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Sn1P3r M98

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The sight is not to be taken seriously, it's a joke. I like to go there often, its worth a few laughs, just don't click random page. You'll be having a great time and laughing your ass of when suddenly *pop* Offended page. I've had some close calls *shivers*
 

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zungerman090 said:
I recently visited a website called Encyclopaedia Dramatica. Probably most, if not all of you are familiar with it.

I was not. I was really surprised and depressed by the amount of bigotry and racism that was present on that website. I was especially depressed by some of the articles concerning Asians/Orientals. It seemed to me, that whoever wrote that had an image of Asians/Orientals as being a bunch of impotent retarded f*ck pigs.

Now I do realise that places like that are a breeding ground for trolls and flamers (not in the gay sense of the word). However, I want to ask you whether such attitude is prevalent in Western society. I have once lived in Russia (12 years), so I am not completely unfamiliar with it. But, since I left when I was in grade 6, it is possible that I missed/skipped most of the racism and supremacist attitudes.

Thank you for your replies in advance.
The site is not serious in the least. It is a joke site, intended to parody the likes of Wikipedia by being written by forum trolls and 4Chan regulars. It isn't written to hate, but simply for the lolz.
 

Layz92

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"In other words, expect blatant, biased lies, and expect boring truths to get deleted quickly." Straight from their website about page. The whole thing is one big joke designed to offend and shock and throw up the occasional laugh if you are into that sought of thing. If you want truly weird stuff go to rotten.com or something like it.
 

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Demented Teddy said:
The site insults EVERYONE!
It insults whites, blacks, asians, hispanics, men, women, feminists, hippies, americans, irishmen, britians, germans.

If something can be labelled, Encyclopedia Dramatica has taken the total piss out of it.

It even insults the living shit out of 4Chan.
Exactly.

But in an incredibly twisted way it is also at the, ahem, forefront of emergent social change and phenomena.

Anyone remember Project Chanology? Who got there first and started reporting?

They have also been at the forefront of doing followup on civillian cybercrackdowns on paedophiles (pedobear nothwithsatanding), animal abusers, etc. That includes abuses done by people against people, like stalking, harassing e-mails, phonecalls, etc.

I remember that when the most intense moments of the Russia vs Georgia conflict were going down, the one place I went for news was Encyclopedia Dramatica 'cause everywhere else was incredibly slanted one way or the other.

Why? Because the motherufkcers were unfairly balanced. How come? They reported everything by making fun of it. That was the first place where I saw reported that Georgian citizens with russian passports were being cracked down. I still remember, the article was named Don't Mess with Sasquatch. Go figure. It was pure information and zero journalism save for the fact that they were quoting actual newspaper sources.

Quoting Roschach quoting the insane mind of Alan Moore:

The accumulated filth of all their sex and murder will foam up about their waists and all the whores and politicians will look up and shout "Save us!"... and I'll look down and whisper "No."
Encyclopedia Dramatica is the insane version of the future, people. Like it or not. Whatever it will look like, it's in there, somewhere.
 

DSK-

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I've been on it and it makes me laugh. Some of the articles are so absurd and extreme I can't help but laugh.

Whilst I can understand people being offended by racism and bigotry on the site, it doesn't hide the fact that it is a joke site and isn't serious.
 

Pillypill

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i'm going to check out this ED place....

EDIT: I really wish I hadn't, I've just found out what "ero-guro" is... i'm not sure i'll ever be able to watch anime again.
 

Ldude893

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Ah, Encyclopedia Dramatica, the cesspool of the internet. I've been there a couple of time and trust me, it's like a peek into hell (Rule 34 can traumatize you deeply if it hits at the right spot)
Still, it's meant to be a gigantic shock site. Taking into account the fact that it's a hideout for Anonymous, I guess it's a deterrent against people who get too curious about the site. It's probably the cleverest method Anonymous can think of to be left alone in their private sanctum in the sewers of the internet.

EDIT:
If you think about it, these kind of sites actually help secure freedom of speech on the internet. Think of E.D as the South Park of the internet. South Park has tested the limits of free speech on television, bashing and insulting everything and everyone from Hilary Clinton to Wal Mart to Scientology. Internet shocks sites do the same thing to test the limits of what people can say and do on the internet, and at the same time they ensure that absolutely not one thing on the internet is untouchable. Thus, Rule 34: If it exists, there's porn of it.
As much as I hate the content in E.D, 4chan and other similar sites, they make sure that anything and EVERYTHING* can be posted on the internet. And for that, I salute them.

*=Except for Child Pornography. Even the internet has its standards.
 

Ewyx

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I always laugh when people are offended by ED. That means they're pretty much successful at what they're trying to achieve. I mean, it's not like you HAVE to go there?

It's called freedom of the internet. If you don't like it, you should just disconnect.
 

Onyx Oblivion

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I love that site. It's hilarious. They make fun of everyone and everything.

I stopped doing due to the annoying ass talking ads that my Adblock wouldn't even block that opened in separate windows.
 

Giest4life

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As disturbed as I was, it is a funny website. The racist, homophobic, and misogynist nature of the website is just for the shock value and not for the principle of it. So chill out.
 

Ubermetalhed

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You obviously don't get encyclopaedia Dramatica. It is what it is, nothing more, nothing less.

Anyhow seeing as you are actually exploring the more dark reaches of teh interwebs your next stop should be 4chan. Enjoy, and do get back to us on how you find it.
 

Carboncrown

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zungerman090 said:
WrongSprite said:
Mate, ED is not a serious place. It's racism for racisms sake, they do it for laughs rather than out of hatred. Yeah, it offends a lot of people, but it can't be shut down. To be fair, the people it offends just tend not to browse it.
Well, I am feeling a bit better. I am about to leave for England and I am not really sure what is it going to be like there. Since I am an impressionable little girl (I am a guy), I was afraid of a racist society, where Caucasians reign supreme. Guess that it is not the case. Good to hear
Because of a site on the internet? I'm guessing you're new here.
 

zungerman090

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stinkychops said:
zungerman090 said:
Pretty racist of you to even consider external societies to be like that. Let alone the fact that all you took offence to was racism against Asians.

Seriously if that's all you took offence to on that page, without knowing that it wanted you to take offence, then I'm shocked.
Fortunately I only read about Asians. I am pretty sure that I would also be offended by descriptions of other ethnicities. One notable example is ED's description of England being the most inbred country in the world. Classy...

I do realise that this website was made to offend people. The feelings that I experienced were not of anger, but of disappointment and mild sadness. I just couldn't comprehend why people would bother writing rubbish like this.
 

Keepitclean

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Encyclopedia Dramatica is not a serious website. Everything there is said in jest, even if some of it isn't the most tasteful of humour.
 

mageroel

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It's not serious, just a 4chan collection encyclopedia... and the offended & pain pages are the worst. Try to avoid those.
 

zungerman090

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Carboncrown said:
zungerman090 said:
WrongSprite said:
Mate, ED is not a serious place. It's racism for racisms sake, they do it for laughs rather than out of hatred. Yeah, it offends a lot of people, but it can't be shut down. To be fair, the people it offends just tend not to browse it.
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Because of a site on the internet? I'm guessing you're new here.
I am pretty sure that most societies are tolerant of people from different ethnicities. But it never hurts to exaggerate. Makes me sound like a 10 year old kid. That always makes things more fun.